New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-19
TIE COUNTY cLEGKs RECORDS foRGED.

ALTERATIONS or TUE HOURS Ar WHICH PREFER
ENCEs IL Az ASSIGNMENT WERE PILED.
MAYER Brothcrs wholesale dealers in clothing failed
In September, 1888 ioi ~ zoo, 900 The gave many
preferences aggregating nearly $l,O00,0OO These
were recorded in the County Clerks Office on Novem.
Der 10. 1853. Among the preferred creditors were
the Lincoln National iiank, iOI 10000 Pomero\ &
Plnmmer a little over 1912 900 and I.eayitt n Van
Nalkcnhurgh, ~55,GiS 81. The assignment was
made to Simon DanZig and Richard ;. NrwcoInbe was
made counsel Tor lin. Among the preferred
creditors the Lincoln Il nix came first then Myers &
Feuchiwangcr, then fomcroy Il Pummcr then seven
or eight small creditors, ami Lcayit 81 Van Nnlkcn-
burr well down the list The four preferences in
iav or OF PomcIoy Puniner it is asserted were en-
tered at BE-, BIB, JZl and 80 p H., and the three
OF Leayitt a. Van Nalkenburgh at 3:45, 3:IG and
$40 p. IN.
fno claim OF the Lincoln Bank has been paid. and
that OF Myers n Feuchtwangor, aud recently the ref
cree, John Clinton Gray announced that the surplus
would 20 toward settling the claims of Icavi 81
Van NaIkcnburgh. Mr.. Newcombe aud the counsel for
Pomcroy Plnmmer at once co'tes;ed this on the
ground that the latter firm was entitled to eoeiys
whatever was LETT over after NJ ers ~ Feuchtwancor
we're paid, until their CLAIMS satisfied RasIu.
y RANSOM counsel for Lcavitt & Van yalkenhrrgh
and the referee Mr. Gray said that the records IN he
County Clerks Office showed .ba. Leayitt A. Nan
Nakenburgh took precedence over Pomeroy a Plum
mer An examination OF the records was made and A
was evident that there mad been bunglng forgery.
The time entries had been changed ia the oase ot
Leavtt Van Nalkenburgh as fellows: :4J 10 q II !,
3:16 Ia BIC; and $40 10 800 D. ia. Ihe iudym.n,
rolls had been altered TO correspond with tho rniros
in the book. Deputy County Clerk Gilroy at once
took charge OF the book and judgment rolls and locked
them up. The alterations have been made annnrcntv
with IA photographic PEN 10 or two instances Nm,
or sina time can be beneath tho alteration The
ink used by the iorger was OF different quality from
thar used in making the original entry.
All. Newcombe SAID yesterday thai lac was satisfied
that the alterations wee the work OF IA clumsy irger
IL was evident any that The records had bren
changed. Ie would offer reward OF 5000 Tor the ar
rest and conviction OF the iorger and Pomeroy g.
Plumntr would offer ~ ,OOO.
s-Deputy County Cer Groy said that neither he nor
County Clerk Faek bad any idea who the iorper was
He was satisfied however, that tho alterations were
made nearly years before County Clerk tlack and
he took Office. Nj. Newcombo ana the counsrl Tor
Pomero, 4 Pmmmer had TRANSFER ,ts OF the records
and Judgment rolls aud these showed the entrios as
they should be. Mr.. Ransom. counsel Tor Leayitt 81
Van Valkenburgb, in January 1854 ,.Obtaned tran
scripts and these bore the altered time showing that
ths alterations were made late in 1883 or early in
1884.
Mr. Ransom and all who had inspected the On.
tries were satisfied that the time entries had bean
altered. Mr.. Ransom was out OF town yesterday.